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65635

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Parents: Further Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people in further education or training in the last academic year were (a) parents and (b) single parents.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	204008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information is not collected on the number of people in further education or training who were parents.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 08/07/2014 13:14:57 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

65636

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) men and (b) women have applied for Advanced Learner loans since the start of the scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	204007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information on the number of 24+ Advanced Learning Loan applications received between 8th April 2013 and 31st May 2014 by gender is published online:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/24-advanced-learning-loans-application-information-june-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/24-advanced-learning-loans-application-information-june-2014</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 08/07/2014 13:09:56 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

65637

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Discretionary Learner Support Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) men and (b) women in further education received funding for childcare through the Discretionary Learner Support scheme in the last academic year; and what the total amount spent on such support was.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	204009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills undertook its latest analysis of Discretionary Learner Support for the full academic year 2011/12, which detailed specific breakdowns of expenditure and learner characteristics.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Skills Funding Agency allocated £58.5m to providers to support childcare arrangements for their adult learners aged 20 and over. Providers assessed learner need and awarded a total of £42m for childcare to nearly 10,500 learners. Around 300 (3%) of these awards were given to males with around 10,200 being females.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 08/07/2014 13:11:54 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

64875

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2014, Official Report, column 461W, on asbestos, what training does the responsible person as a duty holder in line with Health and Safety Executive guidance receive in order to perform their duties.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	203387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The duty holder works in consultation with specialist contractors who are qualified to carry out any necessary maintenance relating to asbestos.</p><p>Under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, there is a requirement for a competence to undertake this function. As this is very specific legislation, competence would require knowledge, experience and a suitable qualification (BOHS P405) or a combination of two or more of these requirements.</p><p>A role-specific bespoke course may be arranged to meet the client's needs provided by a competent body.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 08/07/2014 15:38:32 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

64881

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in light of the collapse of Comet and the recent industrial tribunal ruling on employee compensation, what plans he has to issue guidance on the law relating to the role of administrators in consulting employees regarding redundancy.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Alan Johnson
uin	203234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>I will be looking at the employment tribunal ruling in the Comet case, and its consequences, carefully. As the appeal period has yet to elapse, it would be inappropriate for me to comment further at this stage.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 08/07/2014 15:35:41 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	376 label Biography information for Alan Johnson

64883

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average total debt was of individuals who filed for a debt relief order in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	203246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The average debt level of an individual that was granted a Debt Relief Order in England and Wales in each of the last five years can be found in table 1 below.</p><p><strong><em>Table 1: Average Liabilities of Individuals granted a Debt Relief Order<sup>1</sup></em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Average Liability (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>8,717</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>8,453</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>8,504</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>8,410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>8,554</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong><sup>1</sup></strong><strong>Including those under enquiry or revoked at a later date</strong></p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 08/07/2014 15:41:23 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

65185

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of calls from Ofsted for employers to play a greater role in rating training providers.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills is committed to securing greater involvement of employers in all aspects of Further Education. We therefore welcome any measures introduced by Ofsted to improve the quality of inspections by arranging the involvement of employers. As the independent inspectorate acting on behalf of Parliament, it is for Ofsted to determine the exact nature of how this would operate within its inspection process.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/07/2014 15:24:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

65188

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will protect apprentices by introducing an official body to police the terms and conditions of apprenticeships.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We do not believe there is a need for such a body. Under the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (ASCL), apprentices are employed under an Apprenticeship Agreement, this ensures they are protected under the Employment Rights Act 1996. Apprentices' pay is covered under the National Minimum Wage regulations and HMRC is responsible for ensuring compliance with these regulations. HMRC provides comprehensive advice and guidance for employees through the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. This is available via the GOV.UK website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/pay-and-work-rights-helpline" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/pay-and-work-rights-helpline</a> .</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/07/2014 15:24:38 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

64632

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Higher Education: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many ethnic minority students, broken down by ethnicity, attended universities in (1) 1990, (2) 2000, (3) 2010, and (4) the latest year for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Courtown
uin	HL715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information on enrolments at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) has been collected and published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) since the academic year 1993/94. More details about the statistics available are published at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Statistics on enrolments by students from ethnic minority backgrounds are available in the charged for volume:<em> ‘Students in Higher Education Institutions </em>‘which can be requested at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/publications-and-products?task=show_pub_detail&amp;pubid=1" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/publications-and-products?task=show_pub_detail&amp;pubid=1</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A summary of the statistics in the volume has been provided in the table. Figures for the Academic Year 1990/91 are not available from HESA.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>UK domiciled enrolments (1) by ethnicity </strong></p><p> </p><p>UK Higher Education Institutions</p><p> </p><p>Academic Years 2000/01, 2010/11 and 2012/13</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ethnicity<sup>(2)</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2000/01</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>White</strong></p></td><td><p>1,334,665</p></td><td><p>1,646,875</p></td><td><p>1,507,845</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Black or Black British - Caribbean</strong></p></td><td><p>18,505</p></td><td><p>31,135</p></td><td><p>28,165</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Black or Black British - African</strong></p></td><td><p>32,115</p></td><td><p>82,020</p></td><td><p>83,365</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Other Black background</strong></p></td><td><p>9,755</p></td><td><p>6,680</p></td><td><p>5,885</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Asian or Asian British - Indian</strong></p></td><td><p>51,270</p></td><td><p>67,410</p></td><td><p>63,235</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Asian or Asian British - Pakistani</strong></p></td><td><p>26,290</p></td><td><p>43,915</p></td><td><p>44,840</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi</strong></p></td><td><p>7,580</p></td><td><p>15,355</p></td><td><p>15,865</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Chinese</strong></p></td><td><p>13,490</p></td><td><p>17,740</p></td><td><p>16,380</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Other Asian background</strong></p></td><td><p>17,995</p></td><td><p>30,595</p></td><td><p>31,075</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Other (including mixed)</strong></p></td><td><p>26,370</p></td><td><p>76,225</p></td><td><p>79,575</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total of ethnic minorities</strong></p></td><td><p>203,365</p></td><td><p>371,075</p></td><td><p>368,390</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total of known ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p>1,538,035</p></td><td><p>2,017,950</p></td><td><p>1,876,235</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Unknown</strong></p></td><td><p>193,540</p></td><td><p>55,120</p></td><td><p>38,780</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,731,570</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,073,070</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,915,015</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Notes:</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Figures are based on The HESA Standard Registration Population.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><sup>(1)</sup> Enrolment counts include students in all years of study.</p><p><sup>(2)</sup> HESA's categorisation of ethnicity changed in Academic year 2001/02 and again in Academic year 2003/04. As a result, 2000/01 figures may not be categorised on exactly the same basis as figures for later years.</p><p><sup>(3)</sup> Numbers have been rounded to the nearest five, so components may not sum to totals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/07/2014 15:23:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown

64638

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Business: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of online business registration on registration rates; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	202986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>There is no register covering all businesses in the UK. The Registrar of Companies registers a subset of businesses and provides online registration for those businesses that register as companies or limited liability partnerships. HMRC registers sole traders for tax purposes.</p><p>Online incorporation via software filing agents was introduced in July 2001, followed in April 2010 by the launch of the Citizen Incorporation service via Companies House Webfiling. The number of companies on the register has almost doubled, from 1.66 million at the end of March 2001 to 3.25 million at March 2014. In the financial year 2013/14, 98% of all new companies were incorporated electronically.</p><p>Companies House has carried out several studies to identify the main factors contributing to the increasing trend for company incorporations. This is attributed to a number of combined factors, such as the benefits of limited liability, changes to tax legislation and developments in the wider UK economy. There is no indication that the electronic enablement of company registration in itself has acted as a direct driver for the increase in new company registration rates, as just one of the methods the Government has used to help reduce the burden on business and the costs of running a company. This in turn has helped to make the UK one of the best places to set up and run a company.</p><p>Electronic services have also enabled Companies House to absorb the significant additional workload resulting from the growing register, make organisational efficiency savings and pass these efficiencies on to customers in the form of lower fees. For incorporation, the UK charges some of the lowest fees in the World.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 07/07/2014 16:05:48 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie